The studio is planning to make Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - an adaptation of a popular children's book about a boy having a bad day - and Deadline reports that the comic actor is "attached" to star.

Steve, who was first linked to the film earlier this year, would play the father of Alexander, whose day goes from bad to worse after he wakes up with chewing gum in his hair.

It's not known who has been cast as the titular character.

Steve, 50, is currently shooting the drama Foxcatcher and is tipped to reprise the role of Brick Tamland in an Anchorman sequel.